Course Overview
While instilling leadership skills, the program develops students' administrative as well as analytical competence to enable them to rise in the field and drive change at the local, national and international levels. The program encompasses a range of specialized areas ' public administration, public policy, global policy ' all grounded in the perspective that policy challenges are fluid, interconnected and global. Students learn to think across diverse groups and boundaries. The MA in Public Policy and Administration is a versatile degree that applies to a variety of areas across all career sectors, private as well as public. MPPA graduates achieve leadership roles in government at the local, state and federal levels, in nonprofit organizations, and in the private sector. MPPA graduates pursue rewarding careers in health service, community service, in management consulting jobs, with financial institutions, in social entrepreneurial organizations, urban and regional planning, political science research and foreign affairs. SPS online courses marry the best aspects of online technology with the interactivity of the classroom. Students can take any combination of online and on-campus courses, or all online or all on-campus, to complete their degree. Program Goals, Evaluate the collaborative inter-organizational, inter-governmental, and international public policy and administrative environment, Apply a standard of ethics to policy and administrative context, Design public policies and programs, Evaluate the effectiveness and efficiency of public policies and programs, Communicate relevant policy or program information to diverse stakeholders, Lead public organizations to implement policy decisions with respect and understanding for the broader institutional, societal, economic and political environment, Manage public resources to achieve organizational goals